Masons NSW Grand Master visits Cobar members
Wednesday July 22, 2009
Cobar Lodge 97 member Tony Punzett, visitors Judith Morrice and Grand Master Most Worshipful Brother Dr Gregory Levenston, Pat Polack and Cobar Lodge 97 Master John Polack at last Thursday’s lunch at the Cobar Lodge.
The Leader of the United Grand Lodge of NSW, Grand Master Most Worshipful Brother Dr Gregory Levenston, was in Cobar with his partner Judith Morrice during the week to meet local Masons and their families.
Dr Levenston’s visit was part of a week spent touring the far west of the state also visiting lodges in Bourke, Broken Hill and Nyngan.
The purpose of the visits was to talk to Masons about issues affecting their lodges such as the impact of drought and rural recession on membership, maintenance of Masonic Centre buildings, and the increasing cost of travel between lodges.
Dr Levenston said getting out to the far west has enabled him to see the various towns for himself and experience first hand the vast distances that lodge members travel to visit other centres.
The Cobar Lodge 97 members and their partners held a barbecue lunch at the Cobar Masonic Centre to welcome Dr Levenston.
Speaking to Cobar Lodge members, Dr Levenston outlined a number of initiatives that were being considered by the United Grand Lodge of NSW to meet the needs of Masons in remote areas of the state.
One of the initiatives being implemented is the use of web-based video streaming to allow masons in remote communities to meet ‘on the net’ without the need to travel long distances.
Cobar Lodge 97 Master John Polack said it was “very pleasing” to see the Grand Master visit the west.
“While the Cobar lodge has only a fairly small membership it is actively seeking new members.
“Members of the Cobar Lodge would be keen to discuss joining Freemasonry with interested men in Cobar,” Mr Polack said.
Mr Polack told Dr Levenston the Cobar lodge is very active in the community, outlining its support for needy groups, particularly those who assist and support the young and the aged in Cobar.
“In recent years Cobar Masons have made donations to the Lilliane Brady Village, local child care groups, the Girl Guides and St John Ambulance to name a few,” Mr Polack said.
The Cobar lodge has also supported a number of community fundraising efforts for individuals in Cobar.
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